The Southeast has been hit by yet another crazy storm complete with snow, ice and power outages....but now they got hit with a rare earthquake that really has shook people up.
The Deep South has been shaken up this winter in more ways than one: First, there was the unusual ice and snow and the ensuing power outages. And now, an earthquake.
The late-night 4.1 temblor, with an epicenter about 150 miles northwest of Charleston, was not strong enough to do any damage, but it did rattle folks in both South Carolina and Georgia.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck at 10:23 p.m. ET Friday night.
Jim Burress, a reporter with NPR member station WABE in Atlanta, says that "while small ... the 4.1-magnitude is notable for the South." He says there have been no reports of major damage or injuries.
"It's a large quake for that area," USGS geophysicist Dale Grant tells The Associated Press. "It was felt all over the place."
"Authorities across South Carolina said their 911 centers were inundated with calls of people reporting what they thought were explosions or plane crashes as the quake's low rumble spread across the state."
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